Indian police rescue stranded tourists on Leh-Manali road
Jul 23, 2015, at 09:45 pm
Srinagar, July 23 (IBNS) More than 130 tourists rescued who were stranded due to heavy rainfall and blockage of Leh Manali road in Jammu and Kashmir were rescued, said police on Thursday.
New healthcare facility opened in Kolkata
Jul 23, 2015, at 04:39 am
Kolkata, July 22 (IBNS) ISADOS multi-specialty clinic, a smart healthcare destination was inaugurated in Kolkata's Beliaghata area on Wednesday by Chandrima Bhattacharya, West Bengal Minister of State, Dept. of Health & Family Welfare and Law and Judicial Affairs.
Jul 23, 2015, at 02:13 am
New Delhi, July 22 (IBNS): The Government on Wednesday said that through Antrix Corporation Limited (Antrix), the commercial arm of Department of Space, is generating income through launching of satellites of foreign countries on-board ISRO’s launch vehicle.
CSE condemns Delhi govt decision of scrapping BRT
Jul 22, 2015, at 07:04 pm
New Delhi July 22 (IBNS): The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) expresses deep shock at the "willful decision" of the Delhi government to give in to the car lobby and dismantle the bus corridor to take road space back from buses for the cars.
Second mountain range found in Pluto
Jul 22, 2015, at 06:13 pm
Washington, Jul 22 (IBNS) The New Horizons probe has tumbled on a second mountain range in Pluto.
ISRO scientists test India's most powerful Cryogenic Engine
Jul 21, 2015, at 03:16 am
New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): India's first indigenously designed and developed High Thrust cryogenic rocket engine generating a nominal thrust of 19 tonnes has been successfully endurance hot tested for a duration of 800 seconds at ISRO Propulsion Complex, Mah
Blood donation in Kolkata red-light districts triggers row
Jul 18, 2015, at 06:48 pm
Kolkata, July 18 (IBNS): In what is seen as a major threat to public health and violation of rules, two clubs in Kolkata hosted blood donation camps in two high-HIV transmission risk zone red light areas of the eastern city, triggering a major controversy since a central blood bank actually went to both places to collect the blood in the presence of ruling party leaders.
UN-backed action plan to improve study of weather and climate in Polar regions takes shape
Jul 17, 2015, at 03:30 pm
New York, July 17 (IBNS) lAn international action plan to improve predictions of weather, climate and ice conditions in Polar regions has been agreed in an effort to minimize the risks and maximize the opportunities associated with rapid changes in the Arctic and Antarctic environments, according to the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
UNICEF, UN health agency report increase in immunization figures for world's children
Jul 17, 2015, at 03:27 pm
New York, July 17 (IBNS) An increasing number of children are receiving life-saving vaccinations around the world, according to the latest data released by two United Nations agencies.
Valve made from cow's hearts saves woman in Chennai
Jul 16, 2015, at 08:09 pm
Chennai, Jul 16 (IBNS) In a unique surgical feat in India, an 81-year-old woman in Chennai has been saved using a heart valve made from a cow's heart.
From mountains to moons: Multiple discoveries from NASA's new horizons Pluto mission
Jul 16, 2015, at 02:11 pm
California, July 16 (IBNS) Icy mountains on Pluto and a new, crisp view of its largest moon, Charon, are among the several discoveries announced Wednesday by NASA's New Horizons team, just one day after the spacecraft’s first ever Pluto flyby.
Tennage actors join Kolkata Green campaign
Jul 16, 2015, at 01:36 am
Kolkata, July 15 (IBNS) Two key members of the teenage brigade of Open Tee Bioscope, a film themed on the diminishing heritage of the once tree-lined city, distributed saplings among the public as part of the Forest Week celebrations in first week of July.
JP Nadda launches 'Clean and Green Campaign' in Delhi AIIMS
Jul 15, 2015, at 10:02 pm
New Delhi, July 15 (IBNS) J P Nadda, Minister for Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday launched the 'Clean and Green' campaign at AIIMS in New Delhi under the ‘Kayakalp’ initiative of the Health Ministry to encourage public health facilities in the country to work towards standards of excellence to help the facilities stay clean and hygienic.
Stephen Hawking congratulates New Horizons team
Jul 15, 2015, at 07:17 pm
California, Jul 15 (IBNS) Professor Stephen Hawking, regarded as one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists in history, congratulates the NASA New Horizons team for its Pluto mission, a report on the NASA website said.
NASA's New Horizons 'Phones Home' Safe after Pluto Flyby
Jul 15, 2015, at 03:18 pm
California, July 15 (IBNS) : The call everyone was waiting for is in. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft phoned home just before 9 p.m. EDT Tuesday to tell the mission team and the world it had accomplished the historic first-ever flyby of Pluto.
CERN's LHCb experiment reports observation of exotic pentaquark particles
Jul 14, 2015, at 11:21 pm
Geneva, July 14 (IBNS): The LHCb experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider on Tuesday reported the discovery of a class of particles known as pentaquarks.
Syria's children at risk from water scarcity and illness amid ongoing conflict: UNICEF
Jul 14, 2015, at 03:30 pm
New York, July 14 (IBNS) Syrian children are becoming increasingly vulnerable to water borne illnesses amid peaking summer temperatures and dwindling supplies of safe water, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.
Health Minister moots Mission Mode for population stabilisation
Jul 12, 2015, at 03:47 am
New Delhi, July 11 (IBNS): On the occasion of World Population Day, J P Nadda, Minister for Health & Family Welfare mooted the idea of taking up the task of population stabilisation in the country by adopting a Mission Mode approach, where focussed and targeted work in taken up in those states where the figures have been high.
PSLV successfully launches five satellites from UK
Jul 11, 2015, at 06:20 am
Sriharikota, July 10 (IBNS) In its thirtieth flight, conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota today night (July 10, 2015), ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C28 successfully launched three identical DMC3 commercial Earth Observation Satellites, along with two smaller satellites from United Kingdom, into a polar Sun Synchronous Orbit which was very close to the intended orbit of 647 km height.
PSLV C28 successfully launches five UK Satellites: ISRO
Jul 11, 2015, at 05:55 am
Chennai, July 10 (IBNS): Creating history and touching a new milestone, Indian scientist on Friday launched five British satellites into orbit from Sriharikota.
PSLV C28 launch lift off normal: ISRO
Jul 11, 2015, at 04:01 am
Chennai, July 10 (IBNS) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s heaviest commercial mission PSLV-XL with five British satellites on board was lifted off from Sriharikota in Adhra Pradesh on Friday.
Some $3.2 billion needed for Ebola recovery efforts in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone – UN
Jul 10, 2015, at 04:58 pm
New York, July 10 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will call for continued solidarity with the three West African countries most impacted by the unprecedented Ebola outbreak at tomorrow's International Ebola Recovery Conference in New York, which will seek to raise $3.2 billion over the next two years so that Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone can fully rebound from the crisis.
Alarmed by melting glacier in Norway, Ban says world must 'act now' to curb climate change
Jul 09, 2015, at 07:03 pm
New York, July 9 (IBNS) At the site of a rapidly shrinking glacier in the Norwegian Arctic, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the need for the international community to “take action now†to fight climate change.
Ebola cases evade detection due to ongoing lack of trust in communities - UN
Jul 09, 2015, at 06:44 pm
New York, July 9 (IBNS) The origin of the new cluster of Ebola cases is “not yet well understood,†the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesdayabout the outbreak in West Africa where a residual lack of trust in the response means that some cases still evade detection for too long, increasing the risk of further transmission.
Wild Wisdom Quiz, an initiative of WWF national wildlife quiz is back in its 8th edition
Jul 09, 2015, at 12:39 am
New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS): The Wild Wisdom Quiz, an initiative of WWF- India is back with its eighth edition. Scheduled to roll out across schools in July 2015, culminating with the National final to be heldin October 2015, the quiz aims to provide students a unique opportunity to delve deeper into the wildlife of this country, build their interest towards the rich natural legacy and inspire them to work towards its conservation.
Sensor technology can improve accuracy of prostate cancer diagnosis, research shows
Jul 08, 2015, at 05:05 pm
Birmingham, July 8 (IBNS) New research has shown how a smart sensor chip, able to pick up on subtle differences in glycoprotein molecules, can improve the accuracy and efficiency of prostate cancer diagnosis.
Top Australian cancer researcher visits India
Jul 08, 2015, at 04:31 pm
New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS) One of Australia's leading cancer experts, Dr Warwick Tong, is visiting India now to strengthen medical research links between both countries and explore potential new collaborations in the sector.
UN health agency recommends taxing tobacco products to curb deadly global epidemic
Jul 08, 2015, at 03:20 pm
New York, July 8 (IBNS) Only one in 10 of people now live in countries that levy taxes of more than 75 per cent on a pack of cigarettes despite the fact that raising taxes on tobacco products is one of the most effective – and cost-effective – ways to reduce consumption of products that kill one person every 6 seconds, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today.
Jul 08, 2015, at 03:10 pm
New York, July 8 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed the report issued today by a panel of experts tasked to look into the agency's response to the unprecedented 2014 Ebola outbreak, which said that WHO needs to re-establish its pre-eminence as the guardian of global public health and that this will require it to make significant changes throughout, with strong political and financial support from Member States.
Widespread and early heatwaves impact northern hemisphere, UN weather agency warns
Jul 07, 2015, at 03:05 pm
New York, July 7 (IBNS) Many parts of Europe have been impacted by a severe and unusually early heatwave since 27 June, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has said, warning of record-breaking temperatures and wildfires in North America and torrential downpours and widespread flooding in southern China.